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Topic: FULAWKA Steels |
Gary Arnold
From:
Panhandle of Florida, USA
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Posted 8 Aug 2017 9:25 am |
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| Has Fulawka Guitars closed for good since Mr. Ed has passed ? |
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Jack Stoner
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Kansas City, MO
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Posted 8 Aug 2017 11:07 am
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From talking to Ollie Strong, who lives close by and often visited the shop, it sounds like Ed did everything himself. If that's the case its probably the end of Fulawka.
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Nathan Burns
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Alberta, Canada
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Posted 8 Aug 2017 1:47 pm
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I had contact with Ed before he passed and had a guitar on order. When he was in the hospital I reached a fella named Al who said he was helping Ed in his shop. Al also said in the event of Ed's passing he would continue to build under the name. However, after a few emails and attempts to reach Al over quite a period of time with no success I have had to conclude I think the company is no longer active.
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Wayne Quinn
From:
Cape Breton.NovaScotia
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Posted 8 Aug 2017 5:42 pm
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Nathan , would that have been Al Brisco. he might have been talking about. if i,am not mistaken Al.worked with Ed in his younger years. at the Fulawka shop. you would get Al at Steel Guitars Of Canada. Al builds Carter guitars and is a great steel player.hope this helps.
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Nathan Burns
From:
Alberta, Canada
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Posted 8 Aug 2017 6:42 pm
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No, it wasn't Al Brisco from Steel Guitars of Canada. I believe his last name Antos. Nice guy. Just lost touch with him. My thoughts are perhaps the gig is a lot of work without much financial gain unless you can pump them out in more an assembly line fashion and maybe he had a change of heart? Just my guess.
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Mullen G2 through Fender Steel King
Rayco 6 string curly maple reso
Petingill Southern Belle through Fender 68 Princeton Reverb reissue. |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 9 Aug 2017 7:38 am
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Ed's guitars had a lot of hand made parts.
To take on that project wouldn't be for the faint of heart.
Ed looked on his guitars like his children.
I had a Fulawka and wanted some parts to add to it.
I had to talk long and hard to get Ed to send them to me.
He didn't want just anybody fooling around with his kids.  |
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Steve Spitz
From:
New Orleans, LA, USA
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Posted 13 Aug 2017 5:29 pm
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Ed was very much a one man show. I think he made nearly every part and did all the finish work himself. Unless he had mentored someone along the way, Id guess its unlikely we will see another New Fulawka.
Maybe when enough time has passed , someone close to the family could ask about any parts the family might like to make available to anyone who owns a Fulawka, and needs something.
The way Ed made everything himself, it would surprise me if he had left a large stock of extra parts. This is all pure speculation, and I hope its not inappropriate on my part.
R.I.P. my friend, thank you for your friendship and all your contributions. Ed was a unique guy, and quite a gifted craftsman. |
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Michael J Thomas
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 26 Mar 2018 11:46 pm Fulawka is in business
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| Last I heard business should be started up this spring. |
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 27 Mar 2018 2:12 am
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I talked to Ollie Strong a couple of months ago. Ollie was close with Ed. Ed didn't have any relatives and there is another person that was involved with the guitar at the end. He left everything to that person. He is more "progressive" than Ed, who did everything by hand, and is pursuing CNC production of some of the parts. I have no info other than this.
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GFI Ultra Keyless S-10 with pad (Black of course) TB202 amp, Hilton VP, Steelers Choice sidekick seat, SIT Strings
Cakewalk by Bandlab and Studio One V4.6 pro DAWs, MOTU Ultralite MK5 recording interface unit |
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Charlie Hansen
From:
Halifax, NS Canada and Various Southern Towns.
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Posted 27 Mar 2018 4:31 am
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I understand, from talking to Ollie last week that whoever was helping Ed has all the equipment and will start production on the Fulawka when he gets his own shop set up. Ollie said that moving everything from Ed's shop to the new shop would be quite a task.
I believe that Fulawka will be back in production after the move.
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Carter S-10 3X5, Peavey Nashville 112, plus Regal dobro and too many other instruments to mention.
Bluegrass Island CFCY FM 95.1 Charlottetown, PE, Canada, on the web at cfcy.fm.
A Touch Of Texas CIOE FM 97.5 Sackville, NS, Canada,
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Michael J Thomas
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 27 Mar 2018 12:40 pm Fulawka
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| Ive talked to this person. Alexander is his name. Nice man. He built the last fulawka under eds supervision as well he helped Ed out in his last year's. He has all the equipment moved but its all in storage in a garage and was waiting for spring to get his actual shop setup. |
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Mike DiAlesandro
From:
Kent, Ohio
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Posted 16 Oct 2020 2:42 pm 2020 Update
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| Any updates on the Fulawka Co. building any new guitars? |
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Stephen Crosgrey
From:
Ontario, Canada
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Posted 16 Oct 2020 6:24 pm
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| The new owner of Fulawka Guitars is Alek Antos , and is operating under the name of Fulawka Legacy Guitars ... all the machines etc have been moved to his new shop and and he has just completed rebuilding them all and hopes to be in operation very soon! And yes Alec and Eddie built one guitar together prior to Ed’s passing |
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Dale Rottacker
From:
Walla Walla Washington, USA
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Jim Pitman
From:
Waterbury Ctr. VT 05677 USA
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Posted 17 Oct 2020 2:41 am
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Just curious - anybody, is Fulawka a name of indigenous people origin or some other ethnicity?
I think I recall seeing a "How it's Made" show on Fulawka PSG. |
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Charlie Hansen
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Halifax, NS Canada and Various Southern Towns.
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Posted 17 Oct 2020 3:40 am
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I believe Eddie was of central European heritage.
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I don't know much but what I know I know very well.
Carter S-10 3X5, Peavey Nashville 112, plus Regal dobro and too many other instruments to mention.
Bluegrass Island CFCY FM 95.1 Charlottetown, PE, Canada, on the web at cfcy.fm.
A Touch Of Texas CIOE FM 97.5 Sackville, NS, Canada,
on the web at cioe975.ca. |
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Mike Vallandigham
From:
Martinez, CA
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Posted 17 Oct 2020 5:45 am
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This is great news. I'm really happy to hear that Ed's name and guitars will carry on.
They are some of the most beautiful and mechanically elegant steels around.
Great news! |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 17 Oct 2020 6:47 am
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When I talked to Eddie, I asked him if he was Finnish.
He said:"No, I'm Polish"
Erv. |
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